Property Record
1 E MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Dr. J. M. Evans Drug Store |
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| Other Name: | EVANSVILLE REALTY |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 84952 |
| Location (Address): | 1 E MAIN ST |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Evansville |
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| Year Built: | 1866 |
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| Additions: | 1893 |
| Survey Date: | 2006 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Evansville Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 11/16/1978 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | BUILT IN 1866-67. A LARGE ADDITION WAS ADDED TO THE REAR IN 1893 AND WAS ORIGINALLY USED AS A HOSPITAL AND THEN HOUSED THE WISCONSIN TELEPHONE CO. "This two-story painted brick building extends deeply to the south along Madison Street. These early commercial structures are associated with notable Evansville pioneer Dr. John M. Evens, Sr., who operated a drug store here for several decades in the late 1800s under the name "Pioneer Drug Store." Medical offices were located on the second floor. The extension at 8 South Madison, built in 1883, originally was a hospital. It later housed Evansville's first telephone exchange. The brackets, simple projecting cornices and ornamented lintels are Italianate features incorporated by the unknown local builder. The building at 1 East Main was the subject of a recent historic restoration, and received a historic preservation award from the Evansville Grove Society in 2012." Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville Walking Tour brochure, 2014. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Historical and Architectural Walking Tour of Evansville's Historic District, Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, 1992. EVANSVILLE CITIZEN. SEPTEMBER 19, 1866. ADDRESS FILES. LEONARD P. EAGER LOCAL HISTORY ROOM, EAGER FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY. Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville Walking Tour brochure, 2014. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |